You can scale a company and your fitness at the same time!
Microsoft Mentors15 Touko 2025

You can scale a company and your fitness at the same time!

Since refocusing his attention on his own health and fitness (and dropping 30kg!) Hugh rediscovered his energy and built a culture that runs (literally) on wellbeing.


His big realisation?


Making time for your health + fitness doesn’t slow the business down.
It supercharges it.

🏃 Valto Run Club now takes 10+ people out every Thursday
⛰️ They’ve just hiked all 15 Welsh 3000s in under 24 hours for charity
💬 And some of the most honest business conversations now happen mid-jog, not in boardrooms

And it’s led to clear, measureable results for the business... ➡️ Stress is lower
➡️ Retention is up
➡️ Performance is stronger
➡️ And the business has scaled to 50+ people with a genuine culture of care


Hugh shares the full story on this week’s episode of Microsoft Mentors; from burnout to business breakthrough, and how he's weaving wellbeing into the Microsoft Partner playbook.


If you're a founder, leader, or future CEO in the Microsoft space...
This one’s a blueprint for building a business that’s fit for scale, and fit for life.

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